Yamauchi Kazutoyo
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Yamauchi Kazutoyo (山内一豊 （やまうち かつとよ）?) also spelled Yamanouchi (1546 - November 1, 1605), the son of Yamanouchi Moritoyo, originating from the Owari Province following the Sengoku period of the 16th century of Japan.
Kazutoyo served under Oda Nobunaga between the years 1565 and 1582, the year Nobunaga was killed. Kazutoyo fought during the Battle of Anegawa, as well as the Battle of Nagashino. After the death of Nobunaga, Kazutoyo stayed on as a vassal under Toyotomi Hideyoshi (formely Kinoshita Tokichiro who served under Nobunaga before his death.) In doing so, he was awarded with a 50,000-koku fief of Kakegawa. In the Battle of Sekigahara in 1600, Kazutoyo supported Tokugawa Ieyasu, leading over 2,000 men in that battle, and captured Gifu Castle as a result. As a reward for his achievements, Kazutoyo was given the Tosa province. To bring certain unruly warriors of Tosa into line, Kazutoyo called on the assistance of Ii Naomasa, the Red Devil of Ii, sending Suzuki Hyoe for this purpose. He is also responsible for building Kochi Castle. His life spanned the closing years of the Sengoku period, the Azuchi-Momoyama period, and the beginning of the Edo period.
[edit] Yamauchi Kazutoyo in Drama
The 45th NHK Taiga drama (2006) is a dramatization of the life of Kazutoyo, with his wife Chiyo as the central character. Kōmyō-ga-tsuji: Yamauchi Kazutoyo no Tsuma stars Nakama Yukie as Chiyo. Kamikawa Takaya plays Kazutoyo. The story is by Shiba Ryotaro.
